ForbesYou don't need Sherlock Holmes to tell you that cloud computing is on the rise, and that cloud traffic keeps going up. However, it is enlightening to see the degree by which it is increasing, which is, in essence, about to quadruple in the next few years. By that time, 92 percent of workloads will be processed by cloud data centers; versus only eight percent being processed by traditional data centers.
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CloudTechIt's no secret that businesses are excited about the possibilities they can gain from big data; large corporations have been tapping big data analytics for years as a way to increase revenue and improve efficiency.
Small businesses, on the other hand, may feel a bit left out of the trend. Big data, after all, sounds like a complex strategy using the latest technology to discover important insights. In other words, it's something that feels like is out of reach. But that would be a mistake. Small businesses now have access to big data solutions thanks to decreasing costs and greater understanding of its uses.READ MORE

ForbesJayson DeMers writes, "Personally, I'm amazed at the technology we have available to us. It's astounding to have the power to retrieve almost any information and communicate in a thousand different ways using a device that fits in your pocket.
There's always something new on the horizon, and we can't help but wait and wonder what technological marvels are coming next."
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Business2CommunityBusiness strategies have evolved immensely over the years. This has been made possible by the swift integration of various technological tools that have automated tasks and made the business processes simpler and more efficient, thus increasing productivity.
Mobile technology has been one of those trends that have taken the business world by storm. Mobile device penetration has been rapid and monumental. In fact, the number of mobile phone users is estimated to rise to 4.77 billion by 2017.READ MORE

Business InsiderBy one measure, Sweden already lives in the future: Only 2 percent of its transactions are still done in cash.
Experts predict that in four years the use of debit cards and mobile payment apps will cause the rate to fall even further, to 0.5 percent. Sweden's central bank is even considering launching a digital currency.READ MORE

THE JournalThe vast majority of teachers are using technology daily with their students, and most say their use of technology will increase even more next year, according to a new study involving 2,500 K–12 teachers.
The study, conducted by adaptive learning provider Front Row Education, found that 75 percent of teachers use technology with students on a daily basis and that a bit more than half have a 1-to-1 ratio of devices to students in their classrooms (up 10 points from last year's survey).READ MORE

North Texas DailyFrom cloud services to a new plasma cutter for the College of Visual Arts and Design, technology at UNT is on the cutting edge.
"The scope of technology on campus is very broad," senior director of academic computing and user services Philip Baczewski said. "We're constantly looking for ways to improve the classroom experience here on campus."
With the constant growth in technological development, students said they are satisfied with the level of technology at UNT.READ MORE

ForbesAnthony Karcz writes, "When it comes to holiday cooking, it seems that I'm always stressed out. I can never seem to find recipes that I only use once a year (and that have been shoved into the back of a forgotten binder, under a pile of kitchen bric-a-brac) and, inevitably, I'm halfway through cooking something before I realize I've forgotten a key ingredient."
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ReadWriteWhile we read about the gender gap in technology almost every day, it's worth championing a sector that seems to have a strong showing of talented women in tech – the wearables industry.
Women have an extensive history in the wearables field2: There's Leah Buechley, inventor of the Lily Pad Arduino; academics like Dr. Rosalind Picard, founder, and director of the Affective Computing research group at the MIT Media Lab; Corinne Vigreux, founder, and COO, TomTom; and Ivy Ross, Vice President, Head of Design/User Experience for all Hardware Products at Google.
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Information Age2016, although not quite finished, has been the most vulnerable year for public and private sector businesses in terms of data breaches, hacks and everything in between. That is not to say those in the cyber security are standing twiddling their thumbs. Far from it, and Information Age expects a lot to come from integrating AI and automation processes into security defences.READ MORE

CIOMembers of Congress received a dire warning this week about security vulnerabilities in the so-called internet of things (IoT), as cyber experts cautioned that with billions of new devices coming online, coordinated hacking attacks could become — literally — a matter of life and death.
House lawmakers convened the hearing on IoT security in response to last month's distributed denial-of-service attack on the internet addressing provider Dyn, which resulted in temporary outages at popular sites like Twitter and Spotify.READ MORE